Performance, Quality and Service Magnetic Gradiometers for Archaeological Prospection Spring 2008 Number 67 The ARCHAEOLOGIST X Single or dual sensor models This issue: X High resolution - 0.03nT X Detect anomalies to depths of 2-3 metres TRAINING IN www.bartington.com ARCHAEOLOGY Bartington Instruments Limited T: +44 1993 706565 5 & 10 Thorney Leys Business Park F: +44 1993 774813 The Archaeology Witney, Oxford, OX28 4GE, England. E: [email protected] Training Forum vision p4 Rafter Radiocarbon dating services Workplace and Stable Isotope science learning Bursaries – a Our isotope services help you unlock the answers to ecological and environmental history. 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There are currently 90 specialists on the list, from Yearbook and directory, which members felt should be animal bone to worked stone. It includes freelance finds The plan for this TA is to look at issues of training circulated widely as a promotional tool. In fact, Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) workers as well as individuals in contracting organisations. from varying viewpoints. We therefore start with thanks to our publishers at Cathedral Update The list will be updated regularly, and may be modified appreciative accounts of the scheme of bursaries Communications, not only do all IFA members get Several house builders and developers now require the subject to user feedback. It is open to members and non- that IFA is running with support from the Heritage copies at no charge to IFA (we simply provide CSCS card from all site visitors and operatives, and they members of IFA, and is intended to help locate those working Lottery Fund. Kate Geary sets the scene for this, and editorial text and illustration), but it is circulated for need some form of accreditation in all tenders. There are and researching in a specific subject. we hear from individual bursary holders who are free to 3000 architectural, civil engineering and two forms of card, the occasional visitor’s card (yellow) clearly now set for glittering careers in their chosen surveyors practices, government agencies and and the construction related occupations card (white). If you would like to be included, contact [email protected]. pathways. Commercial archaeological organisations amenity groups, developers and specialist building Each costs £25 and the test £17.50 plus VAT. There is no set out the professional ways they approach contractors, local government officers and training but All the questions and all the answers for the Phil Mills, Chair IFA Finds Group equipping staff with new skills, we hear from Prof environmental impact consultants, and is therefore CITB Health and Safety Test published by CITB (ISBN Tim Darvill on the new university approach to an important way of informing vital sectors of the 1857512137) is available. Book the test and apply for the teaching archaeology, and learn how training is values of archaeology and the work of our members card online via www.cscs.uk.com. offered to local government through EH’s HELM and RAOs. The Yearbook should be coming through project and to the public through VCH’s England’s your letter box very soon and, apart from being a Mary Rose Heritage Lottery success Past for Everyone. We see how the needs of children useful reference tool, we hope you feel it gives a The Mary Rose Trust has just heard that it has secured a are met through the Young Archaeologists’ Club worthy picture of the scope of our profession today. major grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund of £21 million Finds Group seminar: Slags and wasters and those of new graduates through training in If not, please send your editor ideas for more to complete conservation and to build a permanent Wednesday 4 June 2008, LAARC, Eagle Wharf fieldwork. From school children to senior managers, improvement. museum in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to house the Road, London there are inspiring case histories and ideas and hull and artefacts. The Trust has already received almost Speakers including Lynne Keys and Roy opportunities for training and education in this TA. And a final reminder – have you booked yet for £7 million so far, and was looking for a total of £35 million Stephenson will talk about aspects of industrial the IFA Annual Conference in Swansea, 18-20 to preserve the hull and artefacts and display them residues, including metal working and pottery In the next TA we will look at responses to the March? There may still be places available, so if together in a permanent museum. production. The seminar will be complemented by recent IFA survey of members’ opinions of our you still need to do so, contact a hands-on workshop in the autumn. See IFA publications and other services. One immediate [email protected]. Finds Group webpage for full programme, joining details and application form. Details: Nicky Powell [email protected] Museum of London seminar: London delftware Alison Taylor study day [email protected] Saturday 17 May 2008, LAARC Eagle Wharf Road This seminar will coincide with the launch of a new MoLAS publication on excavated delft production Notes to contributors sites. This will be an opportunity to hear about new and recent finds and visit MoL reserve collections. Themes and deadlines Contributions and letter/emails are always welcome. TA is made EDITED by Alison Taylor, Summer: Archaeology and digitally available through our website 6 months after publication and if IFA, SHES, University of Details: Museum of London box office, archaeologists in Europe this raises copyright issues with any authors, artists or photographers, Reading, Whiteknights, Tel: 0870 444 3850, [email protected] deadline: 1 April 2008 please notify the editor. Accessed digitally, web links are especially PO Box 227 useful in articles, so do include these where relevant. Short articles (max. READING RG6 6AB Autumn: IFA Conference papers and 1000 words) are preferred. They should be sent as an email attachment, Annual Report which must include captions and credits for illustrations. The editor will DESIGNED and TYPESET deadline: 15 June 2008 edit and shorten